Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

The recruit walked briskly up to Tech. Sgt. Bradley Middleton and pivoted to face him. To the untrained eye, nothing seemed out of place. But it was all wrong. The young airman-in-training was ...

Fort Benning will serve up some 13,000 Thanksgiving meals this week to its trainees and the soldiers who live on post.

A young Army recruit died during basic training at Fort Moore, Georgia, last week, according to the service. Pvt. Jacob Atchison, of Pella, Iowa, died July 12 due to a medical emergency, the Army said ...

The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of recent gains toward reversing a recruiting slump it has struggled with in ...

The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

More than 800 members of the 37th Training Wing’s 737th Training Group graduated Wednesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and are now official members of the Air Force and Space Force. They will ...